Historical Downtown and Lapa - Exploring Brazilian Republic History and Iconic Landmarks

In an unconventional climate unconventional tourism, you will know the history of the Brazilian republic, visiting icons of this historical moment besides its materializations in the city that was the first capital of this government. Aterro do Flamengo, Getúlio Vargas, militarism and dictatorship are some of the subjects on this tour.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - Externo
  • National Library (Biblioteca Nacional) - Externo
  • Museu Nacional De Belas Artes - National MonumenExternot to the Dead of the Second World War
  • Avenida Rio Branco - Walk
  • Lapa - Escadaria Selarón
  • Largo da Carioca - the Republic
  • Feira da Praca XV - Externo
What's Included
  • All activities
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Praça Floriano, 1
Praça Floriano
IN FRONT OF THEATRO MUNICIPAL - CINELANDIA SQUARE
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Felipeec2673hi
Feb 14, 2025
Historic Center of RJ - The Urca and Sugar Loaf - We run 2 Tours with Randú Guerrero, one through the historic center of RJ and another through the Urca and Sugar Loaf, excellent guide very enjoyable and with very relevant information that allows you to enjoy the experience in its entirety. Ideal to learn more about the secrets and history of this beautiful city.
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Y8575chvincentr
Oct 22, 2024
Great. - That was great. Lola, our Guide, was very friendly, taught us lots of interesting things and put us at ease from the beginning.
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Ignaciol397
Jan 2, 2024
Excellent historical tour - Fernando was a very attentive and friendly guide. The tour is very complete and gives a panoramic view of the most important historical milestones in Brazilian politics and Rio in particular. Highly recommended for history lovers.
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Saramy3mf
Sep 5, 2022
Recommend - I Did the free walking tour in the historic center and in the neighborhood of Santa Teresa, I really enjoyed both, the guides were knowledgeable and open to any questions. Super recommend
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Fabian
Jul 8, 2022
Great Guide with great historical Knowledge - The Guide Raffael gave a nice insight of the city center. Paired with some really nice historic information. If you want you can get any recommendation for food or other stuff worth to do in the city.
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627jacquet
Nov 1, 2021
Super Fun with a great history lesson of Rio - Juliana was so fun! She was high energy and you could tell she loves her job. There were 5 of us on the tour, we walked about 3 miles at an average pace and it was cool out. If the sun was beating down, not sure I would of enjoyed it was much. Lots of beautiful buildings with great history behind each. We walked on a Saturday and the markets were open and this added to the excitement of the tour. Juliana spoke in both English and Portuguese. She was easy to chat with and shared her own experiences living in Rio. I felt like a friend was welcoming me to the city! I recommend requesting Juliana if you want a fairly quick (3hr) and educational experience/tour with F-U-N of Rio with a bit of exercise.
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Mialinge
Feb 11, 2020
Historical walking tour - Did the historical walking tour with Rio by foot. Our guide Rafael did this “history class” very interesting and fun, he had a lot of energy and seemed to like his job. The tour is great to see and learn more about Rio than just Copacabana and Christ the Redeemer ;)
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Anchtiger06
Dec 5, 2022
Nice tour! - Great tour visiting the historical sites of Rio. Visited the oldest cafe in Rio and some of the other cathedral and squares in the area. Would do other tours if had the time.
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Kimbi6179wp
Feb 23, 2025
Disappointed due to cancellation of the tour - Disappointed that our tours booked in English were cancelled due to a minimum of 3 people needed in order to conduct the tours. The fine print does state that a minimum of 3 are needed but we would have been happy to tip more to meet the minimum. Both tours were cancelled a few hours before the scheduled start time. Our time in Rio was limited and thus it was impossible to find an alternative at the last minute. Wish we had had some warning a few days in advance and we could have prepared a backup plan.
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Jet02075765892
Feb 11, 2025
VERY BAD EXPERIENCE! FEB 2025 - WORST TOUR OF MY LIFE!!! I didn't think it was a good tour (the guide said nothing important, it was the same as seeing the places on my own). It was the first time that on a free walking tour at the end, Randu's guide forced me to pay him a fee of 50 reais per person. Nothing like this ever happened to me, a disaster the service!! I recommend you do anyone but this one!
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).